Differences between Version 1, 2 and 3

Ok so there aren't really any big differences but incase someone is interested here it is.

Version 1: This is the version you'll probably find 99% of the time on the internet and in early copies, it's the most common of them all and it has the normal Nightride crash and "You're Winner!" win message.

Version 2: This is the version which is usually found on later released physical copies, not a lot is known about this version, i only know of it's existence from AVGN's Big Rigs episode since he says that he has another version. It's basically the same as Version 1, the only difference known right now is that "You're Winner!" is changed to "You Win!"

Version 3: This is the patched version. This version fixes the Nightride crash so that the map is playable and makes your opponent move (although if he reaches the finishing line before you, you will still win).
The patch doesn't include the win message fix so if you patch Version 1 to Version 3 it will say "You're Winner!" and if you patch Version 2 to Version 3 it will say "You Win!"

Well those are really the only differences i know of, this isn't really helpful i'm just leaving it here if someone wants to know

How to run Big Rigs (Version 1)

This quick guide will get you started with speedrunning Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, as well as tips for recording it.

== Bugs to look out for ==
- When you exit a race, the game will double the amount of checkpoints required to finish a race the next time you load a race. To avoid this bug, restart the game if you exit a race.
- Sometimes when the game closes, the executable remains running in the background. Use taskmanager or Process Hacker to find and kill this process
- Nightride WILL crash the game when loaded, however you must load it in order to complete the speedrun, so leave it until last.
- Press Tab once, you switch to the other truck. Press it again, and you crash the game. TLDR don't press tab.

== Recording Tips ==
- The game plays in full-screen by default at 800 x 600. There is a file in the root directory of Big Rigs called SCENE3D.INI where you can change this. This will have 5 arguments, separated by spaces. By default, this will be "800 600 32 0 1"
    ---- The first number, 800, is the width of the scene.
    ---- The second number, 600, is the height of the scene.
    ---- The third number, 32, is the color depth. Do not change this value.
    ---- The fourth number, 0, represents windowed mode. Change this to 1, as it will make load times slightly faster and Windows 10 will behave with it as of recent updates.
    ---- The fifth number, 1, tells it to actually make a window. I do not know exactly what this number does, only that you cannot play with this set to 0.
- In earlier versions of Windows 10, during load screens, Windows will treat the process as frozen, and stop drawing the window until you gain control of the car. This is no longer an issue in recent builds of Windows 10, however if it is, OBS preview should see the screen anyway.

== Other Tips == 
- Load times entirely depend on the speed of your RAM and the quality of your CPU. On my home PC, my load times are exactly 11 seconds, but on a Windows 7 machine with a more modern CPU and DDR3 ram, I got 5 second load times. As most of the run is load times, I suggest you time your load times. An SSD makes no difference to load times.

== Strategy Guide ==
- First and foremost, this game is ran in reverse. In-case you don't already know why, please refer to this video: https://youtu.be/h6DtVHqyYts?t=330
- In practice runs, find a good speed at which you can go fast and also maintain control. The faster you go, the faster you turn, until one tiny tap of the turn keys makes you spin out and lose control.
- To slow yourself down slowly, hold forwards before releasing reverse. Instead of coming to a dead halt, you will slowly lose speed, at about the same rate as you'd gain it on single reverse.
- Want some extra speed extra soon? There are two reverse controls: Space, and Down arrow. Hold them both down for double the acceleration.
- Don't stick to the track. There are no invisible walls, or collision in this game, so entering and exiting the track is as easy as doing absolutely nothing.
- This game has a feature to checkpoints that is designed to work going forwards. If you happen to skip one checkpoint, but get the next one, it will mark off the one checkpoint you missed. However, when we go in reverse, it marks off the next checkpoint instead (thinking we are going forwards). Use this in the event that you miss a checkpoint, or to skip checkpoints that are out of your way.
- Always start on Small Town Road.

Those are all my tips for speedrunning this game. If you, for whatever reason, still want to run this game, I recommend seeking professional help. Perhaps talk to your loved ones about suicide prevention, as you might need it.

How to Speedrun Big Rigs (updated to 2025)

For no really good reason, I have decided to make a tutorial on how to speedrun Big Rigs. Important topics like speed control, managing control relative to sensitivity of the big rig, double reverse, and menuing (and more) are talked about. It is a six-part tutorial.

The link to the playlist is [here](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWsSHO253f09o2j_FGom4Bd2tNMVQMwDw).

**[Part 1 - Controls and Movement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5T97ANwHCk&list=PLWsSHO253f09o2j_FGom4Bd2tNMVQMwDw&index=1)**

**[Part 2 - Menuing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8hlajxJFe8&list=PLWsSHO253f09o2j_FGom4Bd2tNMVQMwDw&index=2)**

**[Part 3 - Devil Passage](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFKhpbmeGjo&list=PLWsSHO253f09o2j_FGom4Bd2tNMVQMwDw&index=3)**

**[Part 4 - Devil Passage 2 / Nightride](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs5K1ECi-IU&list=PLWsSHO253f09o2j_FGom4Bd2tNMVQMwDw&index=4)**

**[Part 5 - Forgotten Road 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zduUXjE8wi0&list=PLWsSHO253f09o2j_FGom4Bd2tNMVQMwDw&index=5)**

**[Part 6 - Small Town Road](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-sQjtyV3V8&list=PLWsSHO253f09o2j_FGom4Bd2tNMVQMwDw&index=6)**

IMPORTANT: Changes to timing in Big Rigs.

After some discussion with other runners of the game, plus a few weeks of "will you run big rigs again", I've decided to allow for runs to be timed without loads. Thus I have added the option to add your time without loads. The leaderboard will be judged by times without loads, due to the fact that load times can vary significantly depending on hardware and operating system, as well as other unknown variables.

I have updated everybody's current PB to reflect the new changes (IE: moving everyone's time from "Without loads" to "With loads"). Edit your run to include time without loads, which will need to be manually timed from the recording

This brings about the question of what is and what isn't load time. Technically speaking, time without loads is the time of your run where you had absolutely any control over the game. This means menuing, and driving the truck is part of this time. Load times include "You're winner" screen, loading screens, and the part before you can control your vehicle where the screen says "Ready".

I will not be adjusting anyone's runs to add time without loads for them. But I will verify runs once I determine that the time they submit is accurate within a second. Feel free to round down if you must.

Trick to faster load times

Extract the CarZ.res file with 7zip and take all the contents of that, and put it somewhere like an SSD. Not even kidding, thats over half the load times gone.

Naywyn

Shigbeard_

szcymanski

Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing

Devil Passage

Devil Passage 2

Forgotten Road 1

Nightride

Small Town Road

Backwards

Forwards

Which direction did the runner complete checkpoints in? If they received penalty time, it should be considered backwards.

Direction

# Announcing the Direction Subcategory

With the release of the Steam Version, seen [here](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3598130/Big_Rigs_Over_the_Road_Racing/), we (szcymanski, callmeliam, and I) have been playing around with the Steam Leaderboards, and decided to add a totally optional, and c

Nome	Autore
Differences between Version 1, 2 and 3	Naywyn 7 years ago
How to run Big Rigs (Version 1)	Shigbeard_ 7 years ago
How to Speedrun Big Rigs (updated to 2025)	szcymanski 1 day ago
IMPORTANT: Changes to timing in Big Rigs.	Shigbeard_ 7 years ago
Trick to faster load times	Shigbeard_ 6 years ago